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Hotaru smiled and clapped loudly for her best friend.

Yumeko walked up to stage with smile on her face. She knew the only reason she got to senbatsu was that three of members had to drop out but the fact that she got so many votes and made her really happy anyway.

"Hello everyone," she said as she got to the mic. "I wouldn't imagine in my wildest dreams that I'd get more than 9 million votes so I'd really like to thank you all. I'm really grateful that I've got a chance to come up here to tell everyone how thankful I am. Not only to those who voted to me but also to AKB0048 in general. This is the place where my dream began and what gave my world so much more meaning. Every single day I think about how happy I am to be here and that I got to meet so many amazing people. Thank you all of the members who make every day so colourful with their different personalities. We might all be rivals as we can especially see on days like this but in the end we are all friends who support each other and share similiar dream. Thank you everyone in staff who always works hard behind the scenes and makes our work possible. I also have to thank my best friend who introduced me to this world which made it possible for me to become part of it in the first place. And of course I'd also like to thank every fan of 00. In the end the reason we do our work are you all. It's because of your support that we can all do our work and reach our dreams - making you all happy is our happiness. I promise I'll continue to work hard and once again thank you all!"

Hotaru continued smiling as she listened to Yumeko's speech and even felt a tear in her eye. They did. It took them a long time but they finally got into senbatsu. Sure she already realised that before but hearing Yumeko's speech made it all feel more real.